Michael Perelman wrote: >Here are my thoughts on censorship: >snip.. snip.. >I have read Hayek. I even once taught a course on him. But to begin a >debate on Hayek would dilute the value of the list to most of us, especially >because there are so many alternative sites where you can carry on such >a dialogue responsibly. > I'm guessing that this was written in haste and Michael doesn't mean to say what he seems to be saying. It seems to me that arguing AGAINST Hayekism is as fundamental to progressive economics as arguing FOR Marxism, particularly since Hayek articulated a specifically anti-marxist analysis. To the extent that some of Hayek's criticisms of Marxism *in practice* were valid (and, in some instances, paralleled left wing criticisms of Stalinism), acknowledging and responding to these criticism could only strengthen progressive economic thinking. Perhaps what Michael objects to is dogmatic Hayekians flooding the list with thick-headed, argumentative testimonials for the marvels of the "free market". We can all do without those on PEN-l. We know where to find as much of that stuff as we can stomach. Everywhere. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ "Only in mediocre art does life unfold as fate." -- Michael Ignatieff Tom Walker knoWWare Communications http://mindlink.net/knowware/
